diff --git a/tools/.config-git-ignore b/tools/.config-git-ignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c780f0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/.config-git-ignore
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+.idea/
+
+.venv/
+venv/
+
+__pycache__/
+.mypy_cache/
+.pytest_cache/
+.ruff_cache/
+
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+node_modules/
+dist/
+build/
+
+*~
+
+log/
+*.log
+
+private/
diff --git a/tools/.gitignore b/tools/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 855a02e..0000000
--- a/tools/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# gitignore for global use
-# $ git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore
-# 
-# Node
-npm-debug.log
-
-# Mac
-.DS_Store
-
-# Windows
-Thumbs.db
-
-# WebStorm
-.idea/
-
-# vi
-*~
-
-# General
-log/
-*.log